INDO-GERMAN URBAN MELA

Programme Brochure
INDO-GERMAN URBAN MELA
NEW DELHI
Welcome to the
27th Oct - 4th Nov 2012 | 10 am - 10 pm
Indraprastha “Millennium” Park, Gate 1, New Delhi
Immerse yourself in a variety of events, exhibitions, conferences, performances, workshops and food as the Indo-German
Urban Mela makes New Delhi its home.
The Indo-German Urban Mela lies at the heart of the continuing year of celebrations between the two countries, “Germany
and India 2011-2012: Infinite Opportunities”. The 16 specially designed pavilions inspired by precious gemstones, will
come to life over the next few days with interactive presentations from our partner companies and institutions, including
Bajaj Allianz, BASF, BOSCH, Deutsche Bank, Federal Ministry of Education & Research and Siemens, to explore how we
can improve life within our cities.
To find out more about the programme visit
www.germany-and-india.com
DAILY
PROGRAMME
DAILY EVENTS
DAILY EVENTS
Culture/Art
Witness
to Change:
Photography is a powerful medium that has the ability to overcome barriers faced by both language and
geography. Witness To Change explores the way in which images have been used to capture the way in which
spaces change, grow and develop, with a focus on changing city spaces.
City spaces transform at an extraordinary speed. The main question in mind with the selection of images that
are being exhibited is to explore how much the changing city affects our identity as a community or as citizens
of the city.
Explorations of Space
in Photographs
Exhibition
Images have been selected from an independent publication and exhibition in Germany called Ein Tag
Deutschland (One Day in Germany), and also from photographers who have contributed to PIX: A Photography
Quarterly over the last year. The images aim to create a sense of unity and interconnectedness as well as
contrast between photography in both Germany and India.
Square | 7pm
© Jungeblodt_Christian
© Arnold Bernd
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© Julia Gutge
DAILY EVENTS
Culture
Games
A variety of fun and competitive German games will take place on a daily basis from 1pm to 5pm. A great
opportunity to prove your swiftness, mobility and velocity.
Overcome your opponents in pairs in order to claim sweet prizes. Cooperation and skill can help to win,
and guests of every age are welcome to join.
DAILY EVENTS
Games
Corner
Square | 1pm-5pm
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SATURDAY | OCTOBER 27th 2012
SATURDAY | OCTOBER 27
Culture/Urban Styles
Urban
Styles Music
Workshop
Workshop
Cultural Pavilion | 10am
Registration & drop in, availability
on a first come first served basis
www.hiphopacademy-hamburg.de
Urban Styles is a series of workshops in dance, music and art delivered
by leading German based contemporary artists.
The Urban Music workshops will be led by American born, Cologne
based hip-hop artist Akua Naru. Since the release of her album
“The Journey Aflame”, Akua has been picked up by media across
the world with the album acknowledged by critics as a classic hiphop contribution. Besides working with her band DIGFLO, she has
performed with the legendary Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen, toured
with classic hip-hop group Lords Of The Underground and collaborated
with Ursula Rucker, Blitz The Ambassador, and Voice Of Germany soul
singer, Mic Donet.
Education
Inauguration Of
German House
For Research
& Innovation
(DWIH)
Inauguration
German House For Research &
Innovation | 10am
Invite only
www.dwih.in
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The German House for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New Delhi is
the result of increasing cooperation between the German and Indian
academic and scientific communities. The DWIH will serve as a ‘onestop shop’ for interested students, researchers and potential partner
institutions, and disseminate information about the German higher
education and research landscape and funding sources. The DWIH
will be set up with a view to promote and facilitate bilateral projects in
education, language, science, research and innovation.
The inauguration will be marked by a ceremonial opening with speeches
from VIPs from the Indo-German science community, followed by a
Science Slam.
© David Doenges
SATURDAY | OCTOBER 27th 2012
Culture/Kids
Art Workshop for Children
Square | 11am-4pm
Drop in, availability on a first come
first served basis
Get creative and paint a German
style Easter egg, build a summery
wind-wheel, create beautiful
autumn lanterns or let your
inspiration guide you as you cut
out beautifully delicate winter
snow flakes. Celebrate the four
seasons of the year and German
culture by crafting unique pieces
of art. Suitable for boys and girls
of all ages.
SATURDAY | OCTOBER 27
Create
Seasons
Culture/Urban Styles
Urban
Styles Dance
Workshop
Workshop
Cultural Pavilion | 1pm
Registration & drop in, availability
on a first come first served basis
www.hiphopacademy-hamburg.de
Urban Styles is a series of workshops in dance, music and art delivered
by leading German based contemporary artists.
The Urban Dance workshops will be led by Can Benjamin Kazim
Gülec. Gülec’s style of dancing is versatile and eclectic, touching on
many genres in addition to hip-hop such as house, popping, locking,
ballet and B-boying. He is increasingly focussing his attention on
choreography and has developed a number of pieces for Hamburg
based groups. Gülec recently collaborated with German popping dancer
Robozee to create a piece called ‘Mobility’. This was a collaboration
between Goethe-Institut Nowosibirsk and HipHop Academy Hamburg
and was performed in both Hamburg and Moscow.
© Andreas Muenchbach
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SATURDAY | OCTOBER 27th 2012
SATURDAY | OCTOBER 27
Culture/Literature 6
Novel Tree
Public Readings
Square (The Grove) | 2pm-4pm
Public Event
Novelists:
Manu Joseph
Shashwati Sengupta
Nilanjana Roy
Indrajit Hazra
Novel Tree is a celebration of Indian novels in English and novelists
based in the capital. Authors including Jeet Thayil, Rana Dasgupta,
Indrajit Hazra, Ambarish Satwik, Amitabha Bagchi, Chandrahas
Chowdhury, Anita Roy and Nilanjana Roy will read from their
published and forthcoming books on 27&28 October and 3&4
November.
SATURDAY | OCTOBER 27th 2012
Framing
Spaces
Interactive site specific
performance
Square | 2pm & 3pm
Public Event
Framed Spaces invites the
audience to renew their way
of looking at the space using
a choreographed mode of
observation. Using a large foldable
picture frame the spectators
will be taken around to different
places on the mela ground. The
performers Niranjani Iyer, Shena
Gamat, Anirudh Nair, Ashish
Paliwal and Amrita Lalljee will
perform site related stories open
to improvisation and interaction
with the public.
SATURDAY | OCTOBER 27
Culture/Theatre
Education/Performance
DWIH LECTURES
& Grand
Science Slam
Lectures & Public Slams
Centre Stage | 3.30pm
Public Event
After an hour of lectures by renowned Indian and German professors,six
finalists will present their slam topics at the Indo-German Grand Science
Slam. Finalists were selected from leading young researchers in top
institutions from all over India as well as prominent universities abroad.
The Science Slam will start at 4.30pm.
Each slammer will get five minutes to present their research in a simple,
fun and creative format followed by a five minute Q&A session with the
jury and audience.
Two winners will be decided collectively by the jury and the audience,
and will be awarded with a fully paid learning opportunity to work in the
research group of an eminent researcher in Germany. This event marks
the inauguration of the German House for Research and Innovation in
New Delhi.
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SATURDAY | OCTOBER 27th 2012
SATURDAY | OCTOBER 27
Culture/Urban Styles Urban
Styles
Graffiti
Workshop
Workshop
Square, next to the Cultural
Pavilion | 4pm
Registrations & drop in, availability
on a first come first served basis
Urban Styles is a series of workshops in dance, music and art delivered
by leading German based contemporary artists.
“Tasek” Gerrit Peters will conduct graffiti workshops. One of Tasek’s
main objectives as an artist is to dismantle ideological walls using
artistic and creative methods in order to overcome social boundaries.
Consequently, he doesn’t restrain himself with stylistic and methodical
techniques but rather feels at home with a variety of materials and
methods such as calligraphy, serigraphy, and of course the spray
can. Having a constructive interaction with his surroundings and
environment is always at the heart of Tasek’s work, which is connoted in
lucid clear forms carrying abstract and complex meanings.
www.hiphopacademy-hamburg.de
Culture
Urban
Styles for
Kids
Graffiti Art Workshop for Children
Cultural Pavilion | 4pm
Public Event
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Children too will be able to visually experiment with graffiti art.
Not on wall but on paper, kids of all ages will let their creativity flow
and produce group graffiti art. They will tackle the issues of urban
spaces and Indo-German connections to the beats of hip-hop music.
Open to the general public.
© Gerrit Peters
SATURDAY | OCTOBER 27th 2012
Culture/Music Centre Stage | 7.30pm
BLOT is an acronym for Basic Love of Things, a multidisciplinary project
helmed by Gaurav Malaker and Avinash Kumar and supported by a
network of artists; they are India’s original and leading audiovisual live
act.
Concert & DJ Set
Public Event
www.blottin.blogspot.in
www.jahcoozi.com
Jahcoozi are a bass-heavy electronica trio hailing from Berlin. A
creative alliance made up of London-born, Sri Lankan songwriter
and front woman Sasha Perera and two beat-freak producers/multiinstrumentalists — Teuton Robot Koch and Tel-Aviv born Oren Gerlitz.
© Jahcoozi
SATURDAY | OCTOBER 27
BLOT! &
Jahcoozi
Delhi audiovisual collective BLOT and Berlin based dub electronica
act Jahcoozi will showcase a joint performance that features tracks in
German, and see influences from contemporary Germany and India.
The show will include several techno and dubstep collaborations, in
addition to performances from leading live acts from Delhi
© Zacharie Rabehi
Culture/Art
Assimilations:
Selected Images
From PIX
Presentation
Cultural Pavilion | 7pm
Public Event
www.pixquarterly.in
PIX is a photography publication and curatorial practice that has been
investigating and engaging with a wide variety of issues, with each
publication based on a different thematic focus.
The project addresses contemporary photography and explores how
our generation is influenced by the new wave of digital media, how this
has become a normal everyday means to communicate with each other,
influence each other and even lead each other astray.
PIX seeks to explore and question how photography is not just about
factual or historical documentation but how it also presents and offers
a subjective view of the world, delving deeply into the personal and self
conscious mind of the photographer.
© Kishor Sharma
‘Assimilations: Selected Images from PIX’ is an exhibition that showcases a
selection of photographers that have contributed to the quarterly over the
last 2 years.
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SUNDAY | OCTOBER 28th 2012
SUNDAY | OCTOBER 28
Culture/Urban Art
Barbara
Yelin
Barbara Yelin, comic artist and illustrator from Berlin, will be
holding a workshop on the Mela grounds for young people
that focuses on city spaces and how to deal with them via
comics .
Workshop
Participants will dream and draw their city in this workshop.
Together with Barbara they will sketch their ideas and shape
them into a fabulous comic story!
Graphic Novel
Workshop
Cultural Pavilion | 3.30pm
Registration starts at 3pm on the spot.
Maximum 20 participants.
www.barbarayelin.de
© Barbara Yelin
Culture/Literature
Poetry Slam
City as Serai
Public Slams
Centre Stage | 5pm
Public Event
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On this magical evening, we intend to celebrate or lament the city
which embraces all and yet remains alien; the city that offers a sense
of belonging even as it disorients, and the city that becomes part of our
identity even though it makes us anonymous.
Watch writers battle it out on stage reciting original short poems in the
Poetry Slam.
SUNDAY | OCTOBER 28th 2012
Culture/Film
SUNDAY | OCTOBER 28
Climate.
Culture.
Change
Screening
Cultural Pavilion | 7pm
Public Event
goethe.de/climate
© Spanner Films
How do movies deal with climate change? To what extent can movies raise public awareness for this topic?
In collaboration with ECOMOVE International (a non-profit organisation), the Goethe-Institut has put together
a series of 13 feature-length and short films entitled “Climate.Culture.Change” that addresses the causes
of the climate crisis and presents a few possible ways out. The five selected movies highlight the social
dimension of climate change: human beings as cause, and victims, and also as the key to finding solutions.
They present a panorama of interconnections, from the individual to society, from local to global contexts, in
a wide variety of ways.
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SUNDAY | OCTOBER 28th 2012
SUNDAY | OCTOBER 28
Culture/Music
Asad Khan &
The Fusion
Messengers
© Asad Khan
Concert
Centre Stage | 7pm
Public Event
www.asadsitar.com
Asad Khan is a contemporary sitar maestro
from the Mewati Gharana. His musical skill was
passed onto him by his father Ustad Siraj Khan
and his great grandfather Ustad Ghulam Qadir
Khan. His musical lineage enables him to take on any
form of music, whether it is exploring classical raga or
collaborating with composers like A.R Rahman or the
London Philharmonic Orchestra.
In addition to performing solo concerts, Khan has shared the stage with famous international artists,
musicians, orchestras and music producers such as Herbie Hancock, India Arie, Barry Manilow, Colbie Caillat,
Jamiroquai and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. As a sitar player, Asad Khan thrives on challenges and loves
to crossover between Indian music and a variety of genres.
Most recently Asad performed at the Classic Incantations tour with the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg
in India and Germany. At the Urban Mela, he will be performing with the ‘Fusion Messengers’ who often play
for A.R Rahman world tours and for many jazz and world music festivals across the globe.
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SUNDAY | OCTOBER 28th 2012
Culture/Urban Styles
Culture/Urban Styles
Culture/Urban Styles
Workshop
Workshop
Workshop
Cultural Pavilion | 10am
Cultural Pavilion | 1pm
www.hiphopacademy-hamburg.de
www.hiphopacademy-hamburg.de
Square, next to the Cultural
Pavilion | 4pm
See page 4 for further information
See page 5 for further information
SUNDAY | OCTOBER 28
Urban
Urban
Urban Styles
Styles Music Styles DANcE Graffiti
Workshop
Workshop
Workshop
www.hiphopacademy-hamburg.de
See page 8 for further information
© Gerrit Peters
Culture/Kids
Create
Seasons
Art Workshop for Children
Square | 11am-4pm
See page 5 for further information
Culture/Theatre
Framing
Spaces
Interactive site specific
performance
Square | 2pm & 4pm
Public Event
See page 7 for further information
Culture/Literature
Novel Tree
Public Readings
Square (The Grove) | 2pm-4pm
Public Event
Novelists:
Anita Roy
Amitabh Baghchi
Jeet Thayil
Samit Basu
See page 6 for further information
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MONDAY | OCTOBER 29th 2012
MONDAY | OCTOBER 29
Culture/Urban Styles
Urban Styles
PerformaNce
Performance
Centre Stage | 6pm
Public Event
www.hiphopacademy-hamburg.de
Dancer Can Benjamin Kazim Gülec
will take to the stage with hip-hop
singer Akua Naru in a combined
performance that you cannot miss.
Both Can and Akua are mentors
at the HipHop Academy Hamburg
in addition to being professionals
in their own respective fields.
They are both delivering a series
of workshops at the Urban Mela
called Urban Styles.
© David Doenges
Business/Education
BOSCH:
Germany & India
Student Day
Conference
Conference Pavilion | 7pm-10pm
Invite Only
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BOSCH presentation on technology and career opportunities to all
Bosch target colleges (engineering as well as management institutes).
Followed by a guided tour through Bosch Pavilion.
© Andreas Muenchbach
MONDAY | OCTOBER 29th 2012
Indian
Ocean
Concert
Centre Stage | 7pm
Public Event
www.indianoceanmusic.com
Culture/Urban Styles
Founded in 1990, Indian Ocean are considered to be the original pioneers of fusion rock
in India with a sound that integrates Shlokas, Sufism, environmentalism, mythology and
revolution.
Their first album ‘Indian Ocean’ sold over
40,000 copies within a year of its release.
At the time it was the highest selling
record by any Indian band.
Indian Ocean are renowned for their
vibrant performances that captivates
audiences – a seminal band in the
history of contemporary Indian music.
Culture/Urban Styles
Culture/Urban Styles
MONDAY | OCTOBER 29
Culture/Music
Culture/Art
Urban
Urban
Urban Styles Assimilations:
Selected Images
Styles DANcE Styles Music Graffiti
From PIX
Workshop
Workshop
Workshop
Presentation
Workshop
Workshop
Workshop
Centre Stage | 10am
Cultural Pavilion | 1pm
www.hiphopacademy-hamburg.de
www.hiphopacademy-hamburg.de
Square, next to the Cultural
Pavilion | 4pm
See page 5 for further information
See page 4 for further information
www.hiphopacademy-hamburg.de
See page 8 for further information
Cultural Pavilion | 7pm
Public Event
www.pixquarterly.in
See page 9 for further information
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TUESDAY | OCTOBER 30th 2012
TUESDAY | OCTOBER 30
Culture/Theatre
Collegiate
Theatre
The Collegiate Theatre Festival for New German Writing is an initiative
by Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan to promote contemporary
German plays and campus theatre in the city. Plays over two days will be
presented by the dramatic societies of four Delhi University colleges at
the Cultural Pavilion of the Indo-German Urban Mela.
Cultural Pavilion | 2pm
This festival aims not only to serve as a platform for contemporary
German writing, but also to support the long-standing tradition of
campus theatre. Teams will be encouraged to adapt German scripts
into an Indian setting, making them accessible to a local audience.
Mentoring the project is Delhi based theatre director and playwright Neel
Chaudhuri, who will advise the teams on all aspects of creating the plays.
Performance
Public Event
Threesome with Simone:
Kirori Mal College
Sorry Dad but I have to:
Lady Sri Ram College for Women
A Few Messages to Space:
Sri Venkateswara College
Norway Today:
Ramjas College
Culture/Art
Assimilations:
Selected Images
From PIX
Presentation
Cultural Pavilion | 7pm
Public Event
www.pixquarterly.in
See page 9 for further information
©Kishor Sharma
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© Aynn Theatre by Abby Robinson
TUESDAY | OCTOBER 30th 2012
Mardi
Gras.bb
Concert
Centre Stage | 7pm
Public Event
www.mardigrasbb.com
Mardi Gras.BB is a German band with a style that blends blues, soul,
funk, chanson, rock, pop, country and psychedelic. Their name refers to
the Mardis Gras in New Orleans while the BB stands for “Bold Bold” as
opposed to brass band.
Mardis Gras.BB have been performing together since 1992 and have
sold over 180,000 albums. After the success of their last album ‘Von
Humboldt Picnic’, they will release their latest work ‘Crime Story
Tapes’ in October this year. This album is heavily influenced by swing
and reggae music. The band will be accompanied by trombone player
and singer Richard Jung, also known as Dr. Ring Ding, a radio jockey
at the German station WDR and also a ska, swing and jazz producer.
The performance at the Indo-German Urban Mela will be a special
showcase of Mardi Gras.BB’s entire work history.
TUESDAY | OCTOBER 30
Culture/Music
Business/Education
BOSCH:
Germany & India
Student Day
Conference
Conference Pavilion | 7pm
Invite Only
See page 14 for further information
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WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 31st 2012
WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 31
Culture/Science
Talks on
Cities
Engage in a discussion with great minds from India and Germany who’ll
meet in the Talks on Cities, focusing on issues related to Modernism,
Architecture and Urbanism as well as to Urban Development,
Sustainability and Mobility in our cities.
Conference Pavilion | 10.30am
For more detailed information please visit www.germany-and-india.com
and watch out for the “Talks on Cities” brochure.
Panels
Public Event
The project is part of the ‘Architektur und Baukultur’ initiative of the
Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development and the
Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial
Development.
Business
BASF
Discussion:
It is estimated that by 2050, world population will have grown to about
nine billion, with 75 percent being urban dwellers. This means increased
pressure on urban space, infrastructure, ecology and energy.
Discussion
In India, sustainable construction solutions can help address urban
development issues related to housing and also contribute to a green
environment with energy-efficient solutions.
Sustainable
Construction
The Claridges, New Delhi |
11.30am-1pm
Registration required
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BASF India PR Manager
sonal.shah@basf.com.
(Mobile: 098205 66922)
Globally, the construction industry is facing the challenge of supporting a
good quality of life for people in an increasingly urbanized world while at
the same time improving resource conservation and cost efficiency.
Thus, at the proposed panel discussion, BASF in association with TERI
aims to bring together experts from the construction industry, especially
green buildings and discuss how sustainable construction solutions can
improve energy efficiency, durability and speed.
WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 31st 2012
MeiDhwani is a performance by the Attakkalari Centre
for Movement Arts choreographed by Jayachandran
Palazhy.
Festival Of
Contemporary
Dance
Performance
Centre Stage | 7.30pm
WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 31
MeiDhwani:
Opening
Of IGNITE!
© Sudeep Bhattacharya
Culture/Dance
Public Event
www.ignitedancefestival.com
The word MeiDhwani subtly alludes to echoes of the body in imagined landscapes, by linking the Tamil and
Sanskrit words mei (body) and dhwani (echo or suggestion).
The production uses the urban Indian experience, combining the fragility of solitude with the chaos of turmoil and
the fluidity of movement.
Born from in-depth research into Indian performance traditions, MeiDhwani resonates with a collective memory.
The movement language of the piece is inspired by Bharatnatyam and Kalarippayattu a Kerala martial art form.
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WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 31st 2012
WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 31
Culture/Music
Dualist
Inquiry
Concert
Centre Stage | 8.30pm
Public Event
www.dualistinquiry.com
Since returning to Delhi after completing his education at the Thornton
Music School, L.A in March 2010, Sahej (Dualist Inquiry) has been
touring India extensively. Already tipped by many in the electronic music
community to be a major presence for years to come, Dualist Inquiry
showed exactly what the fuss is all about on his debut EP Dualism which
dropped on Audio Ashram last year to critical acclaim. Since then, there’s
been no looking back.
Currently working on his debut LP due for release at the end of the year
and with remixes of Indian and foreign artists in the works, Sahej is
completely focused on making music.
© Aynn Theatre by Colorblind Production
Culture/Theatre
Collegiate
Theatre
Performance
Cultural Pavilion | 2pm
Culture/Film
Climate.
Culture.
Change
Screening
See page 16 for further information Cultural Pavilion | 7pm
Public Event
See page 11 for further information
© Spanner Films
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THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 1st 2012
RattenfÄnger
von Hameln/
Fusion Dance
The much loved fairy tale (also known as ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’)
finds its origin in12th century Germany. Legend tells of a piper dressed
in pied clothing who was hired by a small village plagued with rats to
get rid of the vermin using a magical flute. After leading the rats with his
enchanted flute, the villagers refused to pay the piper, prompting him to
play his flute leading all their children away.
Centre Stage | 10.30am
Students from the Nehru Word School will perform the play ‘Der
Rattenfänger von Hameln’ with a cast of over 100 actors, dancers,
narrators and musicians. The hour long play will transport the audience
back to the medieval ages to observe the legend of the piper. This
will be followed by a fusion dance bringing us back to the present day,
performed by a dance group from one of Delhi’s Kendriya Vidayala
Schools.
Performance
Public Event
THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 1
Culture/Dance
Culture/Theatre
Ye Hum Kyun
Sahen?
(Why should we tolerate?)
Performance
Square | 3pm
Public Event
A street play based on the personal narratives of industrial workers
in and around Delhi. Before making the play the actors met and
interviewed many workers, trade union activists working in factories.
The short introductory scene focuses on the abysmal conditions of
the unorganized sector. The rest of the play is an interplay of farce
and docu-drama on the work conditions, wage issues, hours of work,
contract labour, muster roll, attitude of the capitalist, rights of the
workers, etc.
There is a very symbolic representation and creative use of a thick
rope and body movements that runs as a strong visual action in the
documentary scenes. The two farcical scenes have the capitalist (old and
new, played by the same actor) interacting with the counter-chorus who
egg him on. Their partisanship with the struggle of the workers subtly
build up to the verse at the end.
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THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 1st 2012
THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 1
Culture/Literature
Hold The
Novel:
Hidden City
Hold The Novel is an event that aims to place the spotlight on original,
new writing in India in genres other than the novel through a series of
readings. The event is initiated and curated by the fiercely independent
publishing house and book store YODAKIN.
Centre Stage | 5.30pm-7.30pm
Well known and debutant writers will be invited to read from their most
recent works, from short stories, plays, screenplays and essays to travel
writing, flash fiction, reportage and more. The thematic focus will be on
Hidden Corners of the City: Ideas and Spaces.
Public Event
Urvashi Butalia
Mayank Austen Soofi
Rana Dasgupta
Anoop Kutti
Veena Venugopal
Anita Roy
Vishwajyoti Ghosh
Katharina Ewald
Public Readings
© Rahul Kumar
Culture/Dance
Yellow Line
Project
The Yellow Line Project (YLP) was a collaborative residential project
held in Delhi in November 2011 that invited leading choreographers and
media artists to create and present short dance-films based on the city
of Delhi.
Cultural pavilion | 7 pm
The Yellow Line Project was conceived and organized by The Gati Dance
Forum and partnered by Royal Norwegian Embassy, Ministry of Culture,
Japan Foundation, Pro Helvetia- Swiss Arts Council, The British Council,
South East Dance, Bharat Forge, Meeto Memorial Award.
Film screenings – Part of IGNITE!
Festival of Contemporary Dance
www.ignitedancefestival.com
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THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 1st 2012
Rock The
Mela!
Concert
Centre Stage | 6pm
Watch four of the best college bands from Delhi come together and perform a range of original and cover songs.
The Incredible MindFunk are a Delhi/Gurgaon based project new on the circuit and keen to take their band to
the next level. The Doppler Effect are an aural treat that will leave you grinning, gaping and gasping at the same
time, exploring funk, metal, disco and ambient sounds in their music. Funk-pop band Five8 are veterans in the
college circuit, forming in 2005, they released their first EP in 2010. Progressive funk band This,That will also
take to the stage with an exciting sound that explores a wide range of soundscapes.
© Tanmay J
© Abhishek Lamba
Public Event
THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 1
Culture/Music
© Shiv Ahuja
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FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 2nd 2012
FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 2
Education/Culture
Talent @
The Mela
Performance
Centre Stage | 10.30am-12pm
Delhi’s biggest Talent Show! More than 250 students will participate
in this exciting performance marathon, broadcasting their skills and
talent from dancing to singing, acting, playing instruments and reciting
poetry. Students from over 20 different Delhi schools will be cheering on
their peers and enjoy a morning of colourful, entertaining and inspiring
performances. Open for public audiences.
Business
GreenKarbon
Nature
Photography
Workshop
Workshop
Deutsche Bank Pavilion | 3pm-6pm
Public Event, drop in, availability
on a first come first served basis
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GreenKarbon, a unique bio-diversity climate initiative by Deutsche Bank
and Sanctuary Asia, will organise a Nature Photography Workshop for
nature enthusiasts. The Photography Workshop will be conducted by an
award winning wildlife photographer. You will learn the basics of nature
photography and discuss the ethics of wildlife photography in an exciting
session. You can then apply your learning in the real world right there at
the Indraprastha Park and discover the biodiversity of the urban habitat.
Bring your camera!
FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 2nd 2012
UnderContraction
Performance – Part of the IGNITE!
Festival of Contemporary Dance
Square | 7pm
Public Event
www.ignitedancefestival.com
Deepak Kurki Shivaswamy’s 20-minute movement installation ‘UnderContraction’ depicts the intricate,
confused and rapid urbanisation of the city. The piece vividly captures the mad need to build, demolish and
re-imagine the city, exploring how people, workers and individuals are caught in this mayhem; a maze of bricks,
bridges, construction sites and dust.
Dancers interact with the architectural structure of different urban spaces using air masks, construction
helmets and newspapers to create images of a city under construction. UnderContraction aims to create
moving images with bodies that reflect the current imagination of the city and the challenging landscape of a
developing city.
Deepak Kurki Shivaswamy is a contemporary performing artist from Bangalore who has been engaged in
artistic work as a performer, creator and teacher since 2000.
© Pawan Kumar
FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 2
Culture/Dance
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FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 2nd 2012
FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 2
Culture/Dance
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Starting
Point #3
Performance - Part of IGNITE!
Festival of Contemporary Dance
Cultural Pavilion | 7.30pm
Public Event
www.ignitedancefestival.com
A collaborative dance piece created by German dancer and choreographer Felix Bürkle and Indian dancer Hema
Sundari Vellaluru during a six month residency in Mumbai.
Starting Point #3 begins with the encounter of two people, a real encounter in a given space that just
happens to be a stage, a public space. Based on improvisation, the dancers create movement as a means of
communication.
The emotional state that they find each other in has a direct influence on their movement. The performance
highlights moments of intimacy, of struggle, being accepted, being repelled, being protected, being exposed.
Starting Point #3 explores the duality of two beings that meet each other and are confronted with the fact that
they are different although they share something in common. The performance is an open process that gives space to the unexpected in an atmosphere that is strong yet
fragile, intimate and vulnerable.
© Oliver Look
FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 2nd 2012
The Ska
Vengers
The Ska Vengers is a new Delhi based band who blend ska rhythms with elements of dub, punk, jazz and rap to
come up with a form of music that is refreshingly different, energetic and highly danceable.
Centre Stage | 8pm
In April the band staged the largest rock concert to be held in an Indian prison, performing for 2000 prisoners at
Asia’s largest jail, Tihar. The event was picked up by international media and covered extensively in The New York
Times, BBC World Service, China Post, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Arab News and many others.
Concert & Album Launch
Public Event
The band has completed work on their debut album, which was mixed by acclaimed UK based music producer
and winner of this year’s JD Rock Award for best Indian producer, Miti Adhikari (Radiohead, Coldplay, Foo
Fighters and India’s Menwhopause, Supersonics and Them Clones).
The group is widely considered to be one of the more vital and relevant live musical outfits in India today.
© Parikhit Pal
FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 2
Culture/Music
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SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3rd 2012
SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3
Culture/Kids
Create
Seasons
Culture/Literature
Novel Tree
Public Readings
Ye Hum Kyun
Sahen?
Culture/Theatre
Framing
Spaces
(Why should we tolerate?)
Performance
Interactive site specific
performance
Square | 5pm
Square | 11.30am & 3pm
Public Event
Public Event
Art Workshop for Children
Square (The Grove) | 2pm-4pm
Square | 11am-4pm
Public Event
See page 5 for further information
Novelists:
Rana Dasgupta and others
See page 6 for further information
See page 21 for further information See page 7 for further information
Culture
Workshop
with Tiny
Drops
Workshop
Centre Stage | 3pm-5pm
Drop in, availability on a first come
first served basis
www.tinydrops.org
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Culture/Theatre
B-boying, or what you may know
as breakdance, is a form of dance
embedded deep within hip-hop
culture. Today in New Delhi, it’s
educating and helping kids, who by
default are enrolled into the School
of Hard Knocks. Come and take
part in the workshop and don’t miss
the special performance taking
place later on in the day!
SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3rd 2012
THE TADPOLE
REPERTORY
Performance
Cultural Pavilion | 3pm
The Tadpole Repertory is one of Delhi’s most prominent and prolific
theatre groups. The group is dedicated to presenting original writing and
devised text performances on subjects that are relevant and compelling
to audiences today. Their approach to stagecraft seeks to rise above
the limitations of independent theatre in the country, and to push the
boundaries and conventions of proscenium theatre today.
The Tadpole Repertory brings an assortment of sketches - old
favourites and newer pieces - to the Culture Pavilion at the
Indo-German Urban Mela.
SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3
Culture/Theatre
Culture/Literature
Journey into
Childhood
Public Readings
Square (The Grove) | 4pm-6pm
Famous theatre personality Sanjna Kapoor will be reading out of her
favorite children’s books mesmerizing the kids as she had once been
mesmerized and taking the adults back into childhood. She will also talk
about childhood, memories, incidents and her experiences as a child.
The lush green garden, the lantern lit trees and twilight will create a
perfect setting for everybody to sit back and enjoy the wonderful ride!
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SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3rd 2012
SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3
Science/Education
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Connaught
Place 2020
Panel discussion: Connaught
Place 2020 – an experiment in
participative urban planning
Cultural Pavilion | 4pm
Public Event
www.connaughtplace2020.org
Connaught Place 2020 is
a collaboration between
SpaceBonding, students of
the School of Planning and
Architecture, and South Asia
Institute, Heidelberg University.
In the age of Internet the
understanding of local politics
changes rapidly. Citizens nowadays
have better opportunities to
participate in urban planning
processes. In this project,
SpaceBonding has developed a
digital tool for participative urban
planning to visualize the Delhiites'
needs for developing a sustainable
urban square. The focus on this
panel discussion will be on public
city spaces like CP/Connaught
Place and collaborative urban
planning.
SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3rd 2012
Ayaan Ali
Khan
Ayaan Ali Khan represents the seventh
generation of a musical lineage known as the
Senia Bangash School. Ayaan gave his first
solo performance at the age of eight and has
since travelled the world performing in many
prestigious venues and popular festivals.
Concert
Over the years, Ayaan has carved a special
niche for himself in the world of music with his
approach, vision and versatility making him
an icon for youth in the music industry. His
contribution in making the Sarod a cross-over
instrument in a variety of genres has also
projected him as an artist of high repute.
Indian Classical
Concert
Centre Stage | 6pm
Public Event
www.ayaanalikhan.com
SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3
Culture/Music
From 2000 to 2001, Ayaan hosted a popular
music and talent show on Zee TV called ‘Sa
Re Ga Ma’, with his brother Amaan. Ayaan was
honoured by the Mayor of the City of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, with the Key to the City along with an
Honorary Citizenship and the Bharat Shiromani
Award for Instrumental music in 2007.
This concert is presented in cooperation with
SPIC MACAY.
SPIC
MACAY
© Suvo Das
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SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3rd 2012
SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3
Business/Film
The Future
By Airbus
Screening
Conference Pavilion | 7pm-10pm
Public Event
After celebrating its own four
decades of innovation, Airbus
now is looking to the next 40-plus
years – actively working with other
industry stakeholders and experts
to anticipate the global needs
of a better-connected and more
sustainable world.
The film “The Future by Airbus”
tells the story of a girl discovering
the fascinating future of aviation.
It describes the challenges air
transport is facing today and will
face tomorrow, looking at new
aircraft and cabin architecture,
future energy sources and smarter
air traffic management.
The film lasts 20 minutes and
will be shown every 30 minutes in
the conference pavilion between
7pm-10pm.
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SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3rd 2012
Culture/Film
SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 3
Climate.
Culture.
Change
Screening
Cultural Pavilion | 7pm
Public Event
See page 11 for further information
© Spanner Films
Culture
Tiny Drops
Performance
Performance
Centre Stage | 8.30 pm
Public Event
www.tinydrops.org
Tiny Drops are putting on a special performance at the Urban Mela, a
great opportunity to see some of Delhi’s young talent. Tiny drops recently
started a center in Delhi for young people interested in hip-hop dancing
so that they could have a space with equipment and music, also creating
an opportunity to be able to connect with other dancers from across the
city, the country, and soon hopefully from across the globe. It is run by
volunteer mentors who provide guidance to children living in slums with
an alternative creative and social outlet through cultural activities such as
dance, music, and graffiti embedded in hip-hop culture.
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SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 4th 2012
SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 4
Culture/Kids
Enchanted
Mela
Workshop
Cultural Pavilion | 10am-5pm
Public Event
Culture/Kids
Create
Seasons
Art Workshop for Children
Square | 11am-4pm
See page 5 for further information
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Once upon a time....for centuries these words have been part of our
childhood. They transport us to enchanted forests, heavenly castles and
remote villages where we meet kings and queens, witches and dragons,
fools and heroes.
Throughout the day, children will experience some of the most beloved
fairy tales through performance, movies, creative writing, drawing and
painting. All kids are welcome to enter the magic world of Grimm’s fairy
tales and become princes and princesses for one day. Open to children of
all ages.
Culture/Theatre
Framing
Spaces
Culture/Literature
Novel Tree
Interactive site specific
performance
Public Readings - A special
feature on graphic novels with
the artists Vishwajyoti Ghosh and
Priya Kurian
Square | 3pm & 4.30pm
Square (The Grove) | 2pm-4pm
Public Event
Public Event
See page 7 for further information
See page 6 for further information
SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 4th 2012
Business/Conference
Tech talks and career discussions will be arranged to give students an
insight into the automotive industry and opportunities in Continental.
Participate in the student quiz and lucky draw to win exciting prizes.
SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 4
Continental
Conference
Screening
Conference Pavilion |
2.30pm-5.30pm
Public Event
Culture/Art
Comic &
the City
Talk/Presentation
Barbara Yelin and Sarnath
Banerjee
For the past nine days Barbara Yelin has composed portraits of Mela
visitors. Sarnath Banerjee will draw Berlin stories in the near future.
These two comic artists will talk about their art and about experiences
in a new city.
Cultural Pavilion | 5.30pm
Public Event
© Barbara Yelin
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SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 4th 2012
Moving
Silence
This Berlin based platform for contemporary silent film presents poetic short films focusing on Berlin and (De)
construction of space. Get ready to be moved by the films and corresponding live performances of Toni Kater,
Marco Brosolo (Berlin), Ish (edGeCut Sound Reasons) and Mithilesh Kumar Jha (Delhi).
Cinema-Concert
The lyrics of musician Toni Kater speak in a mysterious poetic language with melodies that leave an
uncertain longing.
Centre Stage | 7pm
Marco Brosolo, aka 9, is a music producer and a visual artist who explores different forms of expression:
electronic songs, sound installations, theater and film music.
Public Event
edGeCut is an electro-acoustic project of ISh who is trained in Western classical guitar and has interests in
Latin American (Brazilian\Cuban), jazz and Indian classical music.
Tabla player Mithilesh Kumar is notorious for mesmerising audiences with his intricate performances which
demonstrate his mastery of the instrument lending him the reputation as being a pandit of tabla.
© Vijay Katé
SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 4
Culture/Music
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© Bobby Good
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Reach the Indo-German Urban Mela
Delhi the Eco-Friendly Way
P Free Parking
Bhairav Mandir,
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National
Zoological Park
To help keep Delhi green and eco-friendly by encouraging public transport with
visitors, free shuttles from Indraprastha Metro Station will be provided by the
organisers of the Indo-German Urban Mela. Brand new vehicles, courtesy of
Volkswagen, will ferry visitors to the venue, keeping in line with the central belief
of the year of Germany in India: sustainable cities for the future. The shuttles will
also stop at Bhairav Mandir Parking. Come visit us via the green route!
Pick-up / Drop-off Points
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Daily Free Shuttle Service to
Indraprastha “Millennium” Park, Gate No.1
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Bhairav Mandir Parking / reserved free parking area
(opp. Gate No.1 Pragati Maidan)
Indraprastha Metro Station (Blue Line)
Indraprastha “Millennium” Park, Gate No. 1
>> Running from 10am-10pm
>> Approx. every 10 minutes
Indo-German Urban Mela Shuttle Service powered by
IP
Using energy in the most efficient way and reducing carbon emissions to
minimum has been the aim of Volkswagen Group. To further this mission, the
shuttle services are an endeavour to support Public Transport systems in a
large metropolis like Delhi, going a long way in keeping the environment clean by
minimising traffic.
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